HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ILM! In 1975 George Lucas formed Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to create the special effects for his space opera Star Wars. Since that time, ILM has contributed to over 300 films in the process earning 15 Academy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects and 28 Scientific and Technical Achievement from the…

FUN PRODUCTION FACT: 10 of the 22 cuts in this sequence were hand drawn illustrations (Still images & some Key animation like the foot gas pedal). The rest is all 3D animated / toon shading (Sanzigen). Frames were removed and shot on 1s, 2s and 3s to give the impact of classic Imaishi, 2D style…

A Tale of Momentum & Inertia “It’s hard to think of a better way to spend seventy seconds than this. Enjoy.” No good deed goes unpunished in this goofy short produced by HouseSpecial, a Portland-based animation studio. The whole story lasts just over a minute—yet it’s animated with remarkable specificity and humor. (The rock monster’s…

If you’ve ever seen A Bugs Life, The Incredibles or Ratatouille then you’ll want to meet Andrew Gordon. He’s an Animation Director with Pixar. He has worked on some of their most iconic productions including their latest film Monsters University. He touches on everything from the impact of Steve Jobs through to his very own…

Great for Animators and Animation Enthusiasts alike; ILM‘s Animation Supervisor for PACIFIC RIM, Hal Hickel, talks about inspiration, the creative process, and creating believable performances with a sense of size, weight, scale, and a bit of style. As well as what it was like to collaborate with Director Guillermo del Toro… ~ Enjoy! Filmed during…